Research in Action
Lists of accomplishments and honors fail to provide insights into the process of discovery and the day-to-day interactions that made them possible. In these brief pieces, you will learn about the individuals that make up the Intramural Research Program (IRP). In addition to learning about their goals and achievements, you will learn about their inspirational moments, their individual roads to discovery, and most of all, why they are passionate about the research that they do in the IRP.
High-Fidelity Stereocilia
Bechara Kachar uses high-tech imaging to understand the cell biology of hearing.
Research into the Realm of Risk
Caroline Fox investigates risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease.
The Broken Leg Mystery
Michael Collins and his Clinical Center colleagues cure a teenager of a debilitating bone disorder.
Plastic Brains
Jerrel Yakel studies the neural circuits that underlie learning and memory.
Molecular Interventions
Christina Annunziata brings her unique expertise to bear on the problem of ovarian cancer.
Contacts Far and Wide
Gary Felsenfeld celebrates 50 years at the NIH with an indefatigable research agenda.
Found in Translation
Bibiana Bielekova takes her work from the bench to the bedside and back again to discover a cure for multiple sclerosis.
Finding the Perfect Target
Tongqing Zhou brings the tools of structural biology to the search for an HIV vaccine.
Seeing Is Believing
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz peers into the life and death of cells.
A Two-year Clinical Research Odyssey
William Gahl searches for answers to some of the most confounding undiagnosed diseases.
Immune Coincidences
Juan Rivera’s research on inflammation led him to unexpected insights into systemic lupus erythematosus.
An Eye to a Cure
Anand Swaroop aims to treat retinal diseases with cell-based therapies.
Energized by Fatigue
Leorey Saligan works as a nurse and scientist to improve both quality of life and therapeutic outcomes for patients suffering from fatigue.
Healthy Body, Sound Mind?
Bronwen Martin investigates the link between metabolism and brain health in aging.
